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Roberto DAndrea, brain behind the Tramjatra, a moving tram carnival started in 1996 jointly by trammies from Melbourne and Kolkata
The United Kingdom (UK) unit of Students Federation of India took to social media and said that the protestswereorganised by them; Mamata identifies the protesters as left and ultra-left and communal friends.
Addressing a gathering at Kellogg College at the University of Oxford on March 27, 2025, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stressed the importance of inclusive development and stated that division in society is counterproductive.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourismreveals majority of revolutionaries at Andaman Cellular Jail were from Bengal, sparking debate on national monument status
A few days prior, the Chief Minister had appealed for a direct flight between Kolkata and London during her meeting with investors at the High Commission of India in London
The Bench, also comprising Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) directed that only academicians should be invited to its programmes or seminars
Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Xu Wei said that Rabindranath Tagore, who visited China in 1924, is the symbol of India-China friendship
Bengal Minister Firhad Hakims statement came days after a Belgachia landfill landslide caused nearby roads and houses to cave in, and a water pipeline explosion left hundreds homeless and without water
Anjali, an NGO working in the mental health domain, is holding a first of its kind even to destigmatise people with psychosocial disabilities
Locals, particularly women, continued to protest highlighting the lack of basic facilities, including no water and lack of housing; the subsidence has resulted in collapse of houses and disruption of water supply in the locality situated near a garbage dump
The Calcutta Tram Users Association protested for route resumption and upcoming festival highlight importance of preserving environment-friendly transport